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Memorial to William Henry, Jr. (d. 1805) and Mrs. Polly Henry (d. 1807)
Polly (Robinson) Henry (American, active around 1807)
American
about 1807
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 54.6 x 73.7cm (21 1/2 x 29 in.)
Framed: 69.9 x 88.9 cm (27 1/2 x 35 in.)
Framed: 69.9 x 88.9 cm (27 1/2 x 35 in.)
Credit Line
M. and M. Karolik Fund
Accession Number1979.622
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionFolk art- memorial. Watercolor on silk. Original gold frame and eglomise glass lettered "Painted by Polly Henry". Painted in Chester, Vermont.
Inscriptions"Sacred to the Memory of William Henry Jr. who died July 26th 1805 Aged 46 years"
"Sacred to the memory of July 18th 1807, Aged 45 years.
"Sacred to the memory of July 18th 1807, Aged 45 years.
ProvenanceColl.: the artist; her sister Annoch Henry Hammond; Mrs. Margaret S. Weatson (Milton, Mass.); Maxim Karolik (1893-1963, Newport); by whom given to MFA December 19, 1979